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The Ancient Parish of WIGGINTON

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]

"WIGGINTON, a parish in the wapentake of Bulmer. and liberty of St. Peter's; 4 miles N. of York. Here is a church, peculiar of Alne and Tollerton; the living is a rectory, in the patronage of the crown. Pop. 309.

The ecclesiastical jurisdiction of this parish is in the peculiar of Alne and Tollerton; the commissary of which institutes to the living"

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"PLAINVILLE FARM, (the seat of Charles Smith, Esq.) in the township and parish of Wigginton; 1½ miles NW. of Wigginton, 5½ miles from York."

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
  • The Church of St. Mary & St. Nicholas, Wigginton. (With short history).
  • Haxby and Wigginton Methodist Church, Wigginton. (With short history).
  • The Roman Catholic Church of St. Margaret Clitherow, Wigginton.
• The following Churches have their own websites:
  • Haxby and Wigginton Methodist Church, Wigginton

Church Records

• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Wigginton.

Directories

• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Baines's Directory of 1823, of the North Riding.
• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the White's Directory of 1840, Yorkshire section.
• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Bulmers Directory of 1890. of the North Riding.

Gazetteers

• Ask for a calculation of the distance from Wigginton to another place.
• There is further information about this parish from the National Gazetteer 1868, Yorkshire extracts..
• There is further information about this parish from the Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England 1835, Yorkshire extracts..
• There is further information about this parish from the Bulmer's 1890 History and Directory of the North Riding.

Maps

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• For a more detailed map of the parishes in the riding please see the Yorkshire parish maps page.
• For a more detailed map of the county please see the Yorkshire map page.
• Here is a map showing the wapentakes for the county.
• View maps of Wigginton and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

Societies

• This parish is covered by the following Society:
  • The City of York and District FHS